Category Archives: Mandy

Snow White and the Seventh Dwarf

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Plot

Sara White is nicknamed Snow White by her father. She finds one of the garden gnomes is actually the youngest of the Seven Dwarfs. His name is Grem, and he has been disowned by the other dwarfs for running off with a gang of naughty elves and then turned into stone by a witch for playing tricks. The name of Snow White was needed to break the spell, and now that has happened, Sara is trying to help Grem reform so his brothers will forgive him. But Grem’s efforts don’t seem to go right.

Snow White

Notes

  • Writer: Marion Turner (under pen-name: Fiona Turner)

Appeared

  • Snow White and the Seventh Dwarf –  Mandy: #1213 (14 April 1990) – #1225 (7 July 1990)

 

Beatty’s Bingo Card

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Plot

Beatty Ward is a selfish girl who always wants her own way, and she never helps out or shows consideration for others. One day Beatty grumbles about there being no bingo for kids, but then she is surprised to receive a bingo card in the post – on a Sunday. It comes with the message: “A prize more precious than them all, if by full moon, full house you call.”

It makes no sense until Beatty brings home a football jersey with the number 3 on it and then the number 3 just vanishes from the card. Greed overtakes Beatty and she becomes determined to get all the other numbers on the card by the full moon to collect the riches that must surely be waiting for her.

But as Beatty goes about collecting numbers she finds herself helping others to get the numbers; in one instance she buys a doll for a girl in exchange for an old book with the number 10. She gets up early one morning to look for the last number left on the card, 65, but her mother thinks she is up early to make them breakfast and tells her how nice that is of her. Beatty makes the breakfast as she knows her mum is grateful of the help and then goes looking for the number.

She has no luck, and when she returns home she find the house on fire! She manages to rescue her parents though they end up in hospital. While waiting on news, Beatty realises she doesn’t want money, she just wants her parents to be okay. When she is allowed see her mom she doesn’t care that the room number is 65. A lot of people that she helped end up offering help to the Wards, like a place to stay while their house is repaired.

The number 65 does disappear from the bingo card and the message changes to: “The precious prize that you shall hold is not money, jewels or gold. Kindness and love in thought and deed will make you rich in the life you lead.” Beatty agrees with this new message and will keep the bingo card as a reminder.

Beatty

Notes

  • Artist: Tom Hurst

Appeared

  • Beatty’s Bingo Card –  Mandy: #1217 (12 May 1990) – #1228 (28 July 1990)

 

Jill and Jack

Mandy,

Plot

Jill Norris’s parents breed Pekinese dogs, but although Jill likes dogs, she does not share their taste for Pekineses. Then Jill finds an injured, stray lurcher she names Jack, and once Jack recovers, Jill decides to train him for dog agility competitions. But Jack has an unruly side that have Jill’s parents concerned.

J&J

Notes

  • Artist: Andrew Wilson

Appeared

  • Jill and Jack –  Mandy: #1208 (10 March 1990) – #1218 (19 May 1990)

 

Frida the Thirteenth

Mandy

Plot

Frida is very superstitious. So she is alarmed when she joins a new class and finds she is the thirteenth in a class of twelve students. She thinks this will bring bad luck, and many of her interactions with the other students do seem to bring unlucky consequences. Then Frida finds out there was another student who had been absent from school before she joined the class. So she was not the thirteenth after all, and all the ‘bad luck’ was nothing but coincidence.

Notes

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Frida de 13e” – [Dutch] Tina #44/1991-#1/1992

Appeared

  • Frida the Thirteenth–  Mandy: #1240 (20 October 1990) – #1249 (22 December 1990)

 

The Two Faces of Toni / The Truth about Toni

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Plot:

Toni Barton and Pauline Rodgers are both adopted by a kind and well-off couple, the Fletchers. Toni is charming and affectionate, while Pauline is quiet and withdrawn. Toni wants their new parents all to herself and tries to get rid of Pauline while ingratiating herself with the couple. Pauline, being a bit weak-willed, doesn’t do much to stand up for herself, but she finally does so when Toni tries to frame her for cheating and stealing. The father believes Pauline as he had been suspicious of Toni for a while, and he sends her away. Pauline now has the couple to herself, and finally starts calling them Mum and Dad. She also starts coming out of her shell a bit more.

Notes:

  • Artist: Guy Peeters

Appeared:

  • The Two Faces of Toni –  Mandy: #335 (16 June 1973) – #350 (29 September 1973)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #646 (2 June 1979) – #661 (15 September 1979)
  • Reprinted as The Truth about Toni –  Mandy: #1240 (20 October 1990) – #1255 (2 February 1991)

 

Two Boys for Terri

Mandy

Plot:

Terri Watkins felt left out because she was the only one of her crowd not to have a boyfriend. When two different boys asked her out Terri accepted them both. That way she felt she wouldn’t be boyfriendless again – even if one of them tired of her.

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Two Boys for Terri –  Mandy: #1240 (20 October 1990) – #1251 (5 January 1991)

 

Slave to Aunt Sadie! [1990]

Mandy

Plot:

Julie Reid is taken from the children’s home by her Aunt Sadie, but she soon finds Aunt Sadie is a horrible, abusive aunt. Julie does not want to complain about Aunt Sadie to the home because she wants to stay near her lovely friend Emma Wallace, who has been adopted by a nice couple, the Trents. In the end Aunt Sadie is found out and the Trents adopt Julie as well.

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Slave to Aunt Sadie! –  Mandy: #1240 (20 October 1990) – #1249 (22 December 1990)

 

The Untamed Ones [1990]

Mandy

Plot:

A girl called Spring and her horse Storm have been living ‘untamed’ on the moors. They are taken into a town to stay with ‘normal’ people. Storm does not like living in a stable, or Spring in a house. They run away together and escape back to their moors.

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Untamed Ones –  Mandy: #1240 (20 October 1990) – #1250 (29 December 1990)